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The state of the right: Bulgaria
By Antony Todorov - 13 December 2010
This note was the sixth in our series of publications devoted to the state of the
right in Europe. The author, Antony Todorov, professor of political science at
the New Bulgarian University of Sofia, offers an overview of the political scene
in this country that joined the EU in 2007 and sets out the historical origins of
today’s partisan divisions. More than 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
and with the country now led by Boyko Borisov, from the populist rightwing
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, we discover how Bulgaria’s
right, originally united in the fight against the Communist regime, has now
split between liberals, populists and nationalists.
The return of sortition in politics
By Gil Delannoi - 2 December 2010
Often associated with antiquity, the political use of sortition, or the drawing of
lots, is currently enjoying a surprising revival in popularity. Gil Delannoi, a
researcher at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po, describes the
virtues of sortition, explaining why it is sometimes the only recourse against
the potential injustice inherent
in certain choices and the areas
in which its use may become
pertinent.
The moral authority of the people
By Raymond Boudon - 26 November 2010
In this note, Raymond Boudon, professor emeritus at the University of Paris-
Sorbonne, offers a reflection on the fundamental reasons why people are
empowered to make valid and legitimate moral judgments and to form
opinions on the major controversies arising in contemporary societies. It is a
reflection on the validity of public opinion.
The middle-class vote
By Elisabeth Dupoirier - 18 November 2010
As a social group with a political identity, the middle class is courted,
vested with the task of preserving the unity of a society threatened by
conflict between opposing groups, namely, and depending on the era,
“bourgeois capitalists” against the “working class” or, more recently, “big
people” against “little people”, or “rich” against “poor”. Seen as crucial in
winning power, the middle class is courted by the left as well as the right...
For a new Common Agricultural Policy
By Bernard Bachelier - 16 November 2010
November 2010 was a turning point for the Common Agricultural Policy, with
the start of a process aimed at redefining its objectives and resources for the
period 2014-2020. Published jointly with the FARM Foundation, “For a new
Common Agricultural Policy” aims to contribute to discussions that will
improve it. Its author, Bernard Bachelier, Director of FARM, initially assesses
the results of this defining policy for the European Union. He then outlines
practical proposals for reform, in a world where trade has been liberalised and
is expected to grow.
Food security: a global challenge
By Bernard Bachelier - 14 November 2010
The French presidency of the G20 is an historic opportunity to put the issue of
food security at top of the agenda. Soaring food prices in 2008 led to “food
riots” in developing countries, prompting France to propose the international
regulation of commodity prices. Published jointly with the FARM Foundation,
“Food security: a global challenge” offers solutions to the agricultural
challenges facing the planet. Its author, Bernard Bachelier, Director of FARM,
concludes that controlling prices is not as important as boosting production
through investment,
particularly in the developing
countries.
The hidden virtues of low-cost air travel
By Emmanuel Combe - 8 November 2010
The view that competition benefits consumers but hurts producers and
destroys jobs has become widespread. “The hidden virtues of low-cost air
travel” responds to the concerns that competition can generate, using the
concrete example of low-cost air travel. Its author, Emmanuel Combe,
professor of economics at the
University of Paris I and ESCP
Europe, analyses the effects of the
emergence of low-cost carriers,
especially on routes that were
previously monopolies. He shows
that gains in purchasing power for consumers have not
reduced service quality and that the impact of low-cost air
travel on employment has been positive. His study sheds
light on how to react to competition. Rather than curbing it, the government should allow every
opportunity to be seized, while at the same time facilitating the changes it generates and improving
the regulations bearing on new types of products offered to consumers.
Defence: breaching the budget impasse
By Guillaume Lagane - 25 October 2010
In this note, Guillaume Lagane speculates on the future of France’s defence
forces at a time when the high level of public debt is prompting severe cuts in
government spending. In such a context, if we want our military forces to
retain the ability to fulfil their missions, the defence budget will be on the front
lines. In keeping with
Fondapol’s overriding view, and
taking into account both external
threats and the question of
public finances, the author
proposes pooling part of the
defence effort with our allies. He
also suggests various ways of reducing troop levels,
without compromising our combat effectiveness.
The state of the right: Spain
By Joan Marcet - 11 October 2010
This was the fifth in our series of publications devoted to the state of the right
in Europe. The author, Joan Marcet, professor at the Autonomous University
of Barcelona, examines the origins, organisation, networks and ideology of
Spain’s Partido Popular. Since Jose Maria Aznar’s departure in 2004, the
Spanish right has had trouble
putting itself back on the road
to power. At a time when
Socialist premier Jose Louis
Zapatero, in power for more
than six years, was facing an
unprecedented crisis, the author examines the
options promoted by the rightwing opposition to
meet the great challenges of our time.
The virtues of competition
By David Sraer - 28 September 2010
In this study, David Sraer, professor of economics at Princeton, examines the
effects of competition. Based on the most recent empirical studies, he contrasts
the myths and the facts, and gives readers the objective tools to measure, or
discover, the virtues of competition. His conclusions show not only that the
multiplication of players in a market benefits consumers, but also that it boosts
business productivity and employment within a country. But without taking a
one-eyed view of the issue, he also acknowledges that competition may induce
adverse effects. To remedy these, governments, instead of curbing
competition, should work to protect and retrain workers and effectively fulfil
their role as regulator.
Internet, politics and civic co-production
By Robin Berjon - 10 September 2010
From Open Government to social networks, the effects of the internet on
politics have barely begun to be felt. In the United States, the United Kingdom
and, to a lesser extent, in France, new forms of open governance and citizen
participation are emerging. This is only a beginning. Politics have yet to
appropriate systems of co-production such as Open Source or Wikipedia.
Collaborative systems such as these offer huge potential that has not yet been
harnessed. In “Internet, politics
and civic co-production”, Robin
Berjon, a standardisation
consultant, looks at the
potential for civic action offered by new digital tools.
The state of the right: Poland
By Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer - 24 August 2010
“The state of the right: Poland” was the fourth in our series of publications
devoted to the state of the right in Europe and the first bearing on a Central
European country. The author, Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer, examines
the origins, doctrine, organisation and electorates of the two major parties in
the Polish right, the Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice (PiS). More than
20 years after the fall of Communism and on the heels of the presidential
election won by Civic Platform candidate Bronislaw Komorowski, an all-out
battle is raging within the Polish right. Will the heirs of Solidarity manage to
calm this internal war in Poland?
The state of the right: Sweden and Denmark
By Jacob Christensen - 27 July 2010
This was the third in our series of publications devoted to the state of the right
in Europe. The author, Jacob Christensen, associate professor of political
science at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, looks at the origins,
organisation, networks and ideology of various rightwing parties – liberals,
agrarians, Christian-democrats and conservatives – in two Scandinavian
countries, Denmark and Sweden, where elections were due on 19 September.
He lays out the positions of the Scandinavian right on the challenges of the
21st century (globalisation, the future of the welfare state, etc.) and in respect
to the European Union.
What is the police up to?
By Mathieu Zagrodzki - 20 July 2010
In “How to police our society?”, Mathieu Zagrodzki, lecturer at Sciences Po
and public security consultant, questions the role of the police in society (law
enforcement or policing?), the people it is tasked with serving (citizens?
elected officials? its own hierarchy?) and, more generally, the size of the police
force in respect to the size of the territory and the population under its watch.
He also raises the question of the
effectiveness of police action,
which is difficult to assess in the
absence of clear and widely
accepted indicators of the
concepts of order, security and tranquillity.
The state of the right: Italy
By Sofia Ventura - 13 July 2010
“The state of the right: Italy” was the second in our series on the state of the
right in Europe. The author, Sofia Ventura, associate professor at the
University of Bologna,
examines the origins,
organisation, networks and
ideology of the various parties
of the Italian right (Forza Italia
and National Alliance, recently
united within the People of
Freedom on the one hand, and
the Northern League on the other).
Banking crisis, government debt: a German perspective
By Wolfgang Glomb - 1 July 2010
Amidst the serious deterioration in the state of public finances within the
European Union, Wolfgang Glomb, a member of the Franco-German
Economic Analysis Council, highlights the need to coordinate national fiscal
policies in Europe and makes several proposals to end the debt crisis,
including the indexation of
government debt and the
reactivation of the “preventive
arm” of the Stability Pact.
Public debt, public concern
By Jérôme Fourquet - 16 June 2010
In this note, Jérôme Fourquet, Deputy Director of Opinion and Corporate
Strategy at Ifop, highlights the rise of debt as an issue in French public opinion
since 2007. The issue of debt strongly resembles that of pension funding, as
they both question the link
between generations and the
legacy we risk leaving to
posterity.
Banking regulation for sustainable growth
By Nathalie Janson - 10 June 2010
As initial reforms of the banking and financial sectors take shape, Nathalie
Janson, associate professor in the Finance and Economics Department of the
Rouen School of Management, questions their ability to ensure the system’s
long-term stability. She also proposes solutions to achieve sustainable
economic growth.
Four proposals to renovate our agricultural model
By Pascal Perri - 28 May 2010
In this note, Pascal Perri, professor of economics at the Advancia-Négocia
Business School, sets out several measures to “move from a policy of aid to a
policy of project”, particularly through the development and growth of
cooperatives, the establishment of a label for French food, ensuring farmers’
commitment to quality and respect for natural cycles, and the establishment of
a sustainable and tighter
bond between farmers and
consumers worldwide.
2010 regional elections: what have voters become?
By Pascal Perrineau - 19 May 2010
In this note, Pascal Perrineau, professor at Sciences Po and Director of the
Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po (Cevipof), draws lessons from
France’s regional elections and analyses the trends seen in March 2010, such as
the rise of abstention and the confirmation of the breakthrough of green
parties in the 2009 European elections. He also looks at the future of France’s
political forces from the
perspective of the 2012
presidential and
parliamentary polls.
European public opinion in 2010
Edited by Dominique Reynié - 3 May 2010
Fondapol this year released the eleventh edition of “European public
opinion”. Under the direction of Dominique Reynié, a team of authors from
various backgrounds shed light on opinion and behaviour in Europe by their
analysis of key issues (ecology, public finances, xenophobia, Europe seen from
the media, etc.). They also provide a new and comprehensive analysis of
European political forces, on the basis of the 2009 European elections and
electoral trends since 1996. The various articles are illustrated by a central
section containing charts and unpublished commentary, as well as a series of
“soundings”, giving the reader a wealth of information about European habits
and customs, blending academic and anecdotal comment. Nicolas Bouzou, Christophe Broquet,
Julien Damon, Corinne Deloy, Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Jacqueline Hénard, Philippe Poirier,
Dominique Reynié, Michel Sallé, Dominika Tomaszewska and Agnès Verdier-Molinié are the
authors of this eleventh edition. “European public opinion in 2010” received the 2010 Book Prize
from the Saint-Jean d’Angely Centre for European Culture.
Netherlands: the populist temptation
By Christophe de Voogd - 29 April 2010
On the eve of the Dutch general election (9 June 2010), Fondapol published a
note on the Netherlands, entitled “The populist temptation”. Its author,
Christophe de Voogd, associate professor of history at Sciences Po, offers an
in-depth analysis of Dutch society – long viewed as open, supportive and
confident, but currently in the throes of a deep malaise marked by a crisis of
government and questions over the integration of Islamic migrants, among
other issues. After a
decade of change, are
we poised to see the
demise of the conciliatory tradition of the
Dutch Poldermodel?
Four ideas to bolster purchasing power
By Pascal Perri - 19 April 2010
Professor of economics at the Advancia-Négocia Business School, Pascal Perri
analyses the state of a market he describes as insufficiently competitive in this
note entitled “Four ideas to bolster purchasing power”.
He proposes concrete measures to improve purchasing power in France by
ushering in new forms of distribution (e.g. in health), developing a French
version of the low-cost model (by developing the hard-discount model
popular in French supermarkets or setting up regional observatories of
margins) or reducing the tax burden on the middle class. To conclude, Pascal
Perri proposes four concrete ways to stimulate
the emergence of a more appropriate market
structure.
The state of the right: Great Britain
By David Hanley - 1 April 2010
This was the first in a series of publications on the state of the right in Europe.
A few weeks ahead of the British general election, Fondapol devoted the first
of the series to Great Britain.
The author, David Hanley, emeritus professor of European Studies at Cardiff
University, examines the origins and ideology of the British Conservative
Party, led by David Cameron since 2005. David Hanley examines the
organisation, networks and
workings of what was then
the UK’s main opposition party. He offers an
overview of the British right only days before a
critical election for the Tories, after 13 years in
opposition, the longest period in their history.
Strengthening the economic role of the regions
By Nicolas Bouzou - 24 February 2010
Inequalities in regional economic development have been widening for several
years in France. They are partially corrected by the welfare state, despite its
increasingly constrained means. A few days ahead of France’s regional
elections, Fondapol sought to refocus the debate on the powers of France’s
regions, particularly with respect to economic development.
Written by Nicolas Bouzou, Director of Asterès and a teacher a the School of
Law and Management of Paris II-Assas University, this note highlights the link
between decentralisation and economic
performance, and comes out in favour of
transferring new powers to local authorities. It also
advocates greater decentralisation of the French
economy and a strengthening of the regions by
increasing their budgets and their fiscal autonomy.
Strategy for reducing France’s public debt
By Nicolas Bouzou - 27 January 2010
The developed countries have experienced, with the 2008-09 crisis, a
considerable deterioration in their public finances. There are two main reasons
for this: falling revenues as a direct result of the economic downturn and
stimulus plans, most of which have sparked significant increases in public
spending. In some countries with strong welfare states, like France, the
downturn in economic
activity has also
mechanically increased
spending on social welfare
(“transfer income” as the national accounts term
it). The consequence is that public debt is
increasing across Europe and the developed
countries. This situation cannot be free of impact
for the European economies.
Reforming the constitution to reduce government debt: creating a balanced-budget rule in France
By Jacques Delpla - 27 January 2010
In this document, Jacques Delpla, economist, member of France’s Economic
Analysis Council, proposes including a binding medium-term balanced-
budget rule in the French Constitution in 2010 and the laws relative to the
national budget. The proposal is based on the rule adopted by Germany in
2009. The dominant (and historical) strategy of the French political system has
been to make future generations pay for tax cuts and increased spending. The
main rationale behind the proposed rule is precisely to preserve future
generations from this. Without
a binding balanced-budget
rule, France will fail to restore its public finances to
health. It will therefore be very difficult for it to
maintain its financial credibility without major
fiscal consolidation – something that Germany has
accepted.
2011 World Youths Survey
A survey by TNS Opinion for Fondapol – December 2010
Developed by the Fondation pour l’innovation politique, “2011 World Youth
Survey” is the first of its kind. It casts new light on the opinions, behaviours
and values of youths aged 16 to 29. TNS Opinion group, which conducted
the survey, polled more than 32,700 people in 25 countries on five continents:
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Romania,
Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom and the
United States. We hope that through this survey, the Fondation pour
l’innovation politique will make a meaningful contribution to what has
become a necessary effort to direct public attention to the youths who will
shape tomorrow’s world.
Survey: “The French Middle Classes”
Ifop survey for Fondapol – 18 November 2010
Middle classes are often portrayed as being overlooked by government
policies – a paradoxical finding, considering that two-thirds of the French
people claim to belong to this category. To shed more light on this issue, the
Fondation pour l’innovation politique decided to conduct a particularly
ambitious survey based on a sampling of 2,000 people. The results of this
survey, carried out jointly with Ifop, were presented on 18 November 2010
during the symposium “What are the aspirations of today’s middle classes?”
This endeavour significantly contributed to a more comprehensive
understanding and insightful analysis of this social category.
The French and the movement to oppose pension reform
An assessment as of 2-4 November 2010 –
Ifop survey for Fondapol 2-4 November 2010
A few days after the French Parliament adopted the pension reform bill,
Fondation pour l’innovation politique published an exclusive survey on how
the French relate to this reform and to the social unrest which it produced.
This survey turned out to be particularly enlightening: despite the
demonstrations, the French were still in favour of the government’s plan to
postpone the legal retirement age from 60 to 62. Conversely, the opposition
movement had lost the support of the working class. The Socialist Party, on
the other hand, seemed to be viewed by the public as an anti-establishment
player.
The image of the self-employed
TNS-Sofres survey for Fondapol - 22 June 2010
In conjunction with its “Statute of liberty: the self-employed revolution”
conference, Fondapol published a survey on perceptions of the new status for
self-employed people in France. It revealed high awareness among the
French, despite the status’s newness, and an overwhelmingly positive
perception. The positive image can be ascribed to the values of independence
and autonomy that are attached to the status, but also to the solution it may
offer in reducing unemployment. In June, a quarter of French people said they
were ready to
sign up.
The French and pension reform
TNS-Sofres survey for Fondapol - 14 June 2010
This survey of the French and pension reform, the main results of which were
analyzed exclusively in Les Echos on 14 June 2010, revealed a sharp split in
opinion on the reform, depending on political leanings. The second main
dividing line was the age of respondents. All age groups, with the exception of
pensioners, were broadly opposed to raising the legal retirement age, or had
mixed views. Sixty-one percent of people aged above 65 believed this solution
to be “inevitable”. The 35-49 age group was the most hostile, while younger
people (18-24) had mixed views.
Greek crisis: the political tolerability of fiscal discipline
Exclusive survey carried out in Greece for Fondapol - 27 May 2010
The euro and Europe have so far managed to weather the financial storm,
one of the key components of which has undeniably been the lax accounting
of too many EU countries. It is fortunate that, despite some difficulties and
hesitations, the EU heads of state and government, the European authorities
and the IMF have taken appropriate action in this crisis. The announcement
and implementation of plans to restore national budgets to balance are a
critical part of this concerted response. By nature, these plans will only bear
fruit if they are sustained over the long term. But their actual performance
will depend largely on how they are tolerated by the people concerned, as
these economic measures will only have negative effects if the people no longer approve.
The future of Europe as a whole is hinged on how public opinion reacts to this more rigorous
approach to public finances, wherever it is adopted. Reactions will be observed closely by other
nations, which will decide on the appropriate action in the light of the
experience of other countries. Electoral aspects are also critical.
Future elections will be held in this new context. The EU’s
effectiveness is attributable above all to the political determination of
national governments. That is why Fondapol decided to conduct an
opinion survey to assess how Greeks perceive the measures taken
jointly by the EU, the IMF and their national government.
Europe, the Greek crisis and us
Fondapol survey in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain - 25 March 2010
Fondapol, in conjunction with Ifop, conducted a European opinion survey on the Greek crisis and,
more broadly, the fiscal crisis within the EU. The survey was conducted among a representative
sample of national populations in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain between
11 and 19 March 2010.
Here are the main findings:
For Europeans, the Greek crisis stems from the mismanagement of public finances. A majority of
Europeans (60%) attributed the Greek crisis “to the fact that Greek governments have mismanaged
the public finances of their country”. The responsibility of the Greeks is the dominant view in all
five countries studied. A quarter of Europeans (24%) attributed the situation in Greece to the
economic crisis. Others (16%) adhered to the view that the crisis was sparked by financial
speculation. This view was most popular in France (24%) and Italy (23%).
Aid to Greece divides Europeans: 76% of Germans and 78% of Britons do not want their country
helping Greece financially. By contrast, the French (53%), Spaniards (55%) and Italians (67%) were
supportive.
Europeans do not have the same opinion on the exposure of their own country to a similar
financial crisis in the coming months and years ahead. Spaniards (69%), the French (61%) and
Italians (56%) feel threatened, whereas the Germans think they will be spared (66%) and the British
are divided (50%).
Concern about public debt and pensions is massive among Europeans : 86% of Europeans express
anxiety with respect to public debt in their country. Anxiety prevails in all five countries. Eighty-
four percent of Europeans expressed concern about the future of pensions in their country. Again,
this concern was dominant in all five countries.
Opinion poll: the French and public debt
Ifop survey - 28 January 2010
In conjunction with the release of “Reforming the constitution to
reduce government debt: creating a balanced-budget rule in France”
by Jacques Delpla and “Strategy for reducing France’s public debt”
by Nicolas Bouzou, Fondapol published a survey on French people’s
perceptions of public debt.
Public finances, including debt, have become one of the main
concerns of the French (all age and socio-professional groups
combined), the vast majority of whom say they are concerned about
public-deficit trends. No doubt they realise that their children will have to foot the bill. But moral
concerns rather than economic or financial worries dominate the French view of debt: 69% of
French people consider that the problem with debt is that it constitutes “a heavy burden for future
generations”. Concern for the public finances is also combined with a very high level of concern
about pension funding.
To reduce deficits, the French would prefer lower government spending (92%) to an increase in the
tax burden (8%).
Another sign of the degree
of importance and urgency
of the issue in France is that
a large majority (72%)
believe that the economic
crisis does not justify
postponing debt-reduction
efforts.
Vox populi: what is your view of France’s public debt?
Symposia
The dreams of the middle class
Conference - 18 November 2010 - Palais du Luxembourg
Fondapol hosted a conference attended by
Laurent Wauquiez, Minister for European
Affairs, to clarify what constitutes the middle
class, to achieve a better understanding of the
middle-class way of life and aspirations, giving
voice to individuals from different backgrounds:
sociologists, planners, advertising executives, student leaders, professionals in
banking and real estate, elected representatives. The morning provided an
opportunity to present the results of a major Ifop opinion survey conducted for
Fondapol using a particularly large representative sample (2000 people aged 18 and above).
PROGRAMME
Opening address: Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director.
Roundtable N°1: How does the middle class live?
Moderated by Alexis Benoist, Fondapol
Xavier Flamand, managing director of FNAC Direct.
Fabienne Gomant, Director of Studies at the Opinion and Corporate Strategy Department of Ifop.
Jean-Michel Hieaux, Executive Vice-President of Euro RSCG.
Claire Juillard, Co-Director of the Chair “Ville et Immobilier” at Paris-Dauphine University.
Nicolas Pécourt, Director of Corporate Communications and Prospective, Credit Agricole
Roundtable N°2: Where is the middle class heading?
Moderated by Thierry Borsa, Le Parisien.
Julie Coudry, CEO of La Manu.
Frédéric Dabi, Director of the Opinion and Corporate Strategy Department of Ifop.
Pascal Perri, economist, author of “Four ideas to bolster purchasing power” (Fondapol, 2010).
Natalie Rastoin, CEO of Ogilvy Group France.
Agnès van Zanten, CNRS senior researcher, professor at Sciences Po.
Roundtable N°3: The middle class in politics
Moderated by Mathieu Zagrodzki, Fondapol.
Caroline Cayeux, Mayor of Beauvais.
Jérôme Fourquet, Deputy Director of the Opinion and Corporate Strategy Department of Ifop.
Christiane Therry, member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council and general
representative of Familles de France.
Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director.
Closing remarks: Laurent Wauquiez, Minister for European Affairs.
First Forum of Think Tanks
6 November 2010 - Sorbonne University
At a time of key international meetings and fast-approaching decisive elections for
France, the Fondation pour l’innovation politique invited French think tanks to meet at
the Sorbonne. Organisations of every intellectual background participated in this unique
day devoted to debating the challenges now being confronted by France, Europe and the
entire globe: emergence from the crisis, the euro’s future, public deficits, European
construction, food safety and climate change.
Roundtable N°1: “What models of development, for what purpose?”
Moderated by Ghislaine Ottenheimer, Challenges
Association pour la Fondation de l’Ecologie Politique: Alain Lipietz,
Club Jade: Mehdi Benchoufi, President.
Fondation pour l’Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM): Bernard Bachelier, Director.
Fondation iFRAP: Agnès Verdier-Molinié, Director.
SAF – Agriculteurs de France: Valéry Elisseeff, Director.
Roundtable N°2: “What engine(s) for growth?”
Moderated by Audrey Fournier, lemonde.fr.
CRREA: Jean-François Kahn, President.
Fondapol: Dominique Reynié, Executive Director.
Fondation Jean Jaurès: Gilles Finchelstein, Director General.
L’Institut de l’entreprise: Jean-Marc Daniel, Director of the journal Sociétal.
Le Cercle des économistes: Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, President.
Les Gracques: Mathilde Lemoine, economist.
Roundtable N°3: “How to make Europe stronger and more united?”
Moderated by Eric Le Boucher, Enjeux Les Echos / Slate.fr.
En Temps Réel: Julien Cantegreil, Programme Director.
EuropaNova: Guillaume Klossa, President.
Institut Montaigne: Jean-Paul Tran Thiet, Chairman of the “European Affairs“ group
Institut Thomas More: Gérard Dussillol, Associate Expert.
Terra Nova: Olivier Ferrand, President.
Roundtable N°4: “New forms of citizenship in France and Europe: a challenge to democracy”
Moderated by Alexis Lacroix, Marianne.
Caucus des Diversités en Europe: Hakim Hallouch, Co-Founder.
Fondation Gabriel Péri: Daniel Cirera, Secretary General of the Scientific Council.
Fondation Res Publica: Marie-Françoise Bechtel, Vice-President.
Fondation Robert Schuman: Thierry Chopin, Research Director.
Notre Europe: Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, Secretary General.
The budgetary equation
Roundtable - 30 September 2010 - Palais du Luxembourg
Following the presentation of France’s 2011 budget to Cabinet, Fondapol hosted a
roundtable attended by François Baroin, Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts
and Government Reform, and a panel of public finance specialists. The morning
event was intended to highlight the major fiscal challenges facing Europe, France
and its local authorities. Following the deep recession that swept across Europe in
2008 and 2009, the government took extraordinary measures to bolster the
economy. While its response was no doubt critical, it significantly undermined the health of the
nation’s public finances. Today, France and its partners are facing the historic challenge of reducing
deficits. Their financial credibility vis-à-vis the rest of the world, the respect of their European
commitments and their responsibility to future generations are at stake. The vital restoration of the
public finances must go hand-in-hand with meeting other requirements. How can deficits be
reduced when the economy is convalescing? What is the optimum balance between cutting
spending, increasing revenues and supporting growth and employment? How can fiscal
responsibility be combined with social justice? These are the ingredients of the budgetary equation
that French and European governments must now resolve.
The three themes discussed during this roundtable were the national budget, local government
finances and public finances in the European Union. The public was invited to ask questions of
speakers during the roundtable.
PROGRAMME
Opening: Grégoire Chertok, member of the Fondapol Supervisory Board;
François Baroin, Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and Government Reform.
Discussions moderated by Nicolas Barré, Deputy Director of Les Echos, with:
Béatrice Majnoni d’Intignano
Professor at University Paris-Est, economist
Nicolas Baverez
Economist, historian
Jacques Delpla
Economist and member of the Council of Economic Analysis
Wolfgang Glomb
Economist, member of the Franco-German Economic Analysis Council and president of the
“European Integration” working group of the Association of German economists
Closing remarks by Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director
The statute of liberty: the self-employed revolution
Conference held on 22 June 2010 - Pavillon Cambon Capucines
By June 2010, half a million people had registered for self-employed status in
France. Eighteen months after its creation, self-employed status continued to
attract new people thanks to its simplicity and its many benefits. Social
phenomenon? Generational reality? Who are France’s self-employed? How has
the job market reacted to the new status? How have employees, retirees, civil
servants, students and the unemployed taken to it? To discuss these issues,
Fondapol held a conference entitled “The statute of liberty: the self-employed
revolution” on Tuesday 22 June 2010, in the presence of Herve Novelli, former Junior Minister for
Commerce, SMEs, Tourism, Services and Consumer Affairs. Alternating panels and interviews, the
conference also included Frequently Asked Questions, where lawyers responded to self-employed
people and people considering adopting the new status. The conference was broadcast live on the
Fondapol website and users were able to ask questions via Twitter.
PROGRAMME
Opening :
Nicolas Bazire, Chairman of the Fondapol Supervisory Board.
Hervé Novelli, Junior Minister for Commerce, SMEs, Tourism, Services and Consumer Affairs.
Roundtable N°1: Generation self-employed
Moderated by Claire Fournier (France 5).
Alain Bosetti, multi-entrepreneur and founder of the Planète auto-entrepreneur website;
Grégoire Leclercq, Chairman of the Fédération des auto-entrepreneurs;
Louis Le Duff, Chairman and founder of Groupe Le Duff;
Marc Souffir, Managing Director of GFI Securities.
Presentation by Fabienne Simon, director of the Opinion Strategies Department at TNS-Sofres, of
the results of an exclusive survey on the image of self-employed people.
Roundtable N°2: All bosses?
Moderated by Jean-Francis Pécresse (Les Echos).
Charles Beigbeder, Chairman of Gravitation, Chairman and founder of Poweo, Vice-Chairman of
the Fondapol Supervisory Board;
Julie Coudry, founder and CEO of La Manu;
Guy Groux, research director at Sciences Po, CNRS;
François Hurel, President of the Union des auto-entrepreneurs (UAE), author of a report presented
to Hervé Novelli on independent status.
Video interlude: talk by Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet, co-founder and CEO of the online sales site
PriceMinister.
Roundtable N°3: New markets, new jobs
Moderated by Hedwige Chevrillon (BFM).
Jacques Barthélémy, former associate professor at the Faculty of Law of Montpellier and
employment lawyer;
Michèle Debonneuil, senior civil servant in the Finance Ministry and author of report entitled “Les
services à la personne: bilan et perspectives” (2008);
Isabelle Bordry, president of WebMediagroup: Maison facile, Siandso, Badiliz, Craftiz;
Anne-Laure Vincent, CEO of cooking website marmiton.org.
Roundtable N°4: Small is beautiful: an exportable statute
Moderated by Agnès Molinier (France 2)
Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Quebec and former president of the Entrepreneurship Foundation of
Quebec;
Gil Ramos Masjuan, Deputy Director General of Social Economy, Labour, Self-Employment and
CSR at the Spanish Labour Ministry;
Jean-Claude Volot, Chairman of the Agence pour la Création d’Entreprise.
Closing address Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director.
19th Political Book Day: The new frontiers of the Republic
Organised in partnership with the French National Assembly - 10 April
2010
For the second consecutive year, Fondapol was a partner of Political Book
Day, the 19th edition of which was devoted to “The new frontiers of the
Republic”. The morning’s discussions were analysed and commented on
by Dominique Reynié, professor at Sciences Po and Fondapol Executive Director.
Inaugural address by Louis Schweitzer, honorary chairman of Renault, chairman of the Lire la
Politique Sponsorship Committee.
Presentation of the TNS-Sofres survey by Brice Teinturier, executive vice president of TNS-Sofres.
Introduction by Dominique Schnapper, director of studies at EHESS, former member of the French
Constitutional Council.
Roundtable N°1: Freedom: new forms, new threats?
Moderated by Philippe Méchet, General Secretary of Lire la Politique, senior lecturer at Sciences
Po.
Pierre Joxe, former Minister, former member of the Constitutional Council;
Denis Olivennes, CEO of Le Nouvel Observateur;
Guy Geoffroy, member of parliament for Seine-et-Marne, vice-president of the Assembly’s Legal
Committee.
Keynote speaker: Jean-Luc Romero, president of ADMD.
Roundtable N°2: Freedom and the media: is a new culture on the cards?
Moderated by Arlette Chabot, Deputy Managing Director, France 2.
Jean-Noël Jeanneney, President of the Rencontres d’Arles, former Minister, former President of the
French National Library, historian;
Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Junior Minister for Strategic Planning and the Digital Economy;
Pascal Riché, chief editor of Rue 89;
Keynote speaker: Jean-Louis Missika, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of Innovation, Research and
Universities.
Awards
Talk by Simone Veil: “The Republic and me”.
Reading of “L’Affiche Rouge”, a poem by Louis Aragon by Ariane Ascaride, actor in the Robert
Guediguian film “L’Armée du crime”, in tribute to the French Resistance.
Award of the Prix du Livre Politique by Bernard Accoyer, Speaker of the French National
Assembly, Alain-Gerard Slama, Chairman of the 2010 Prix du Livre jury and members of the 2010
jury.
Award of the Prix des Députés by Bernard Accoyer, Speaker of the French National Assembly, the
members of the Assembly, and the French National Assembly jury.
Afternoon
The afternoon’s debates were analysed and commented on by Gilles Finchelstein, Director General
of Fondation Jean Jaurès.
Roundtable N°3: Equality: progress, setbacks
Moderated by Laurent Joffrin, Director of Libération.
Speakers:
Aurélie Filippetti, member of parliament for Moselle;
Hervé Le Bras, demographer, director of studies at EHESS;
Hervé Novelli, Junior Minister for Commerce, SMEs, Tourism, Services and Consumer Affairs.
Keynote speakers: Chantal Brunel, member of parliament for Seine et Marne; Janine Mossuz-
Laval, sociologist, director of studies at Cevipof.
Talk by Régis Debray on the theme of fraternity.
Roundtable N°4: Fraternity: new solidarities
Moderated by Gérard Leclerc, Chairman of LCP-AN.
Fadela Amara, Junior Minister in charge of Urban Policy;
Alain-Gérard Slama, columnist, essayist;
Manuel Valls, member of parliament and Mayor of Evry.
Keynote speaker: Abd Al Malik, rapper, slammer, composer.
Closing roundtable: The universality of the Republic
Moderated by Michele Cotta, editorialist on LCP-AN and Direct 8, and chaired by Bernard
Accoyer, Speaker of the French National Assembly.
Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister;
Dominique Schnapper, director of studies at EHESS, former member of the Constitutional Council.
Keynote speaker: Caroline Fourest, writer, journalist.
Meritocracy against discrimination
Conference-debate at the Saint-Denis Institute of Technology - 31 March
2010
The students of the Saint-Denis Institute of Technology, in partnership
with Mouvement pour une Citoyenneté Active, Fondapol and
Génériques, and with the support of the ACSE (Agency for Social
Cohesion and Equal Opportunities), held a conference-debate on
“Meritocracy against discrimination”, on Wednesday 31 March 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Participants included:
• Karim Amellal, professor at Sciences Po, where he runs a Public Affairs Master’s
programme, author of “Discriminez-moi ! Enquête sur nos inégalités” (2005, Flammarion);
• Rachad Antonius, sociologist, professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where he
runs a research project on the management of diversity in the West;
• Chantal Dardelet, General Secretary and Head of the Educative Social Engineering Office at
the Institute of Educational Innovation for Social Entrepreneurship ISSE/ESSEC in charge of the
Open Social Grandes Ecoles resource cluster at ESSEC;
• Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director and professor at Sciences Po specialising
in the transformation of political power, public opinion and its manifestations, and electoral trends
in France and Europe;
• Patrick Savidan, professor of moral and political philosophy at the University of Paris-
Sorbonne, president of the Observatory of Inequality, managing editor of the philosophy journal
“Raison publique” and editor of “Mondes vécus” (Editions Grasset & Fasquelle);
• Aziz Senni, entrepreneur, author of “L’ascenseur social est en panne… j’ai pris l’escalier”
(October 2005, Ed. l’Archipel), National Secretary in charge of Businesses with the Nouveau Centre
since January 2010;
• Agnès Van Zanten, director of research at the CNRS, part of the Social Change Observatory
and a teacher at Sciences Po. She oversaw the “Dictionnaire de l’éducation” (PUF, 2008).
Discussions were presented and moderated by Nadhéra Beletreche, teacher at the Saint-Denis
Institute of Technology.
The “Digital Democracy” cycle
Data culture
Saturday 11 December 2010
Fondapol, in partnership with DailyMotion, GrandLille.tv, the
République des blogs in Lille and the Graduate School of Journalism
of Lille, held the fourth “Digital Democracy” conference cycle,
entitled “Data culture”, on Saturday 11 December 2010, from 2:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at its headquarters. The conference was broadcast
live on the Fondapol website and users were able to ask questions via
Twitter.
Participants included:
• Fatiha Gas, Director of the Development of Research and
Information Systems at EFREI;
• Caroline Goulard, co-founder of Dataveyes;
• Tangui Morlier, IT consultant, Regards Citoyens;
• Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director;
• Jérôme Saiz, chief editor of SecurityVibes France;
• Thierry Weibel, Director of Consulting in IT Systems Strategy and Administration 2.0 at
Voirin Consultants.
Discussions were moderated by Serge Soudoplatoff, founder of Almatropie and head of the Politics
2.0 space on fondapol.org.
Society’s increasing computerisation has prompted profound change: all corporate and government
decisions are now based on digital data, and in turn generate the collection of new data. While the
private sector has quickly turned the digital revolution to its advantage, the public sector remains
reticent, even though these data represent a tremendous reservoir of knowledge, which could
benefit the community on whose behalf they are produced, if they were exploited. At a time when
many countries are choosing to open up government data, the debate is still struggling to take root
in France, despite the recent inclusion in French and European law of conditions governing access
to and the reuse of public data. How is the debate on public data progressing in other countries?
What are the practical benefits of opening up these data for citizens and governments? Will
companies also abide by the rules, opening up a portion of their data? How can access be
standardised?
The “Digital Democracy” cycle
What the Web is doing to representative democracy
Saturday 16 October 2010
Fondapol, in partnership with DailyMotion, GrandLille.tv, the
République des blogs in Lille and the Graduate School of
Journalism of Lille, held the third “Digital Democracy” conference
cycle, entitled “What the Web is doing to representative
democracy”, on Saturday 16 October 2010, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., at its headquarters. The conference was broadcast live on the
Fondapol website and users were able to ask questions via Twitter.
Participants included:
• Serge Soudoplattoff, founder of Almatropie, teacher,
entrepreneur, head of the Politics 2.0 space on the Fondapol website;
• Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou, research engineer in Paris, co-founder of the “Regards
Citoyens.org” collective;
• Robin Berjon, standardisation consultant, the author of an article entitled “The internet,
politics and citizen co-production”, published by Fondapol in September 2010;
• Thierry Vedel, political scientist, CNRS researcher at the Centre for Political Research at
Sciences Po.
Discussions were moderated by Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director and professor at
Sciences Po.
In September 2009, the launch of the “Nosdéputés.fr” website questioned the relationship between
voters and their representatives. This issue has been addressed in greater depth in the United States,
with the Obama Administration’s establishment of Open Government. Open Democracy, Open
Government, Electronic Democracy: how can the Web improve representative democracy? What
tools can it provide to ameliorate the dialogue between citizens and elected officials? Will the
outcome of elections in the 21st century be decided on the internet? Can the Web complement
representative democracy? To what extent does it redefine the relationship between the state and
the people? These questions were addressed during the conference.
The “Digital Democracy” cycle
New forms of journalism
Saturday 29 May 2010
Fondapol, in partnership with DailyMotion, GrandLille.tv, the
République des blogs in Lille and the Graduate School of
Journalism of Lille, held the second “Digital Democracy”
conference cycle, entitled “New Forms of Journalism”, on Saturday
29 May 2010, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Graduate School of
Journalism of Lille.
Participants included:
• David Abiker, journalist specialising in internet and
blogosphere news for France Info, creator of the “La toile de David
Abiker” blog;
• Boris Descargues, chief editor of GrandLille.tv;
• Natacha Quester-Séméon, journalist, expert on social networks and digital communities,
creator of the “Mémoires vives” blog (laboratory of light-hearted experimentation on content and
new uses related to blogging and mobility);
• Emmanuel Vandamme, head of the digital division of the Graduate School of Journalism of
Lille.
Discussions were moderated by Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director, professor at
Sciences Po, specialist in the transformation of political power, public opinion and its
manifestations, and electoral trends in France and Europe.
In just a decade, the internet and new technologies have completely transformed the media
landscape. By moving onto the internet, traditional media (newspapers, television, radio) have been
forced to acquire Web-based tools: online media now exist among blogs, while the traditional media
have moved into social networks and are being forced to diversify the channels used to disseminate
information (video, audio, text, animations, etc.). At the same time, the technological revolution has
made it possible for anyone and everyone to produce and disseminate information and ideas,
independently of traditional channels. How can the quality of information be guaranteed in this
context? Do the new media represent a fundamental challenge to the profession of journalist? How
has the interactivity offered by new technologies upset the process of producing information? These
questions were addressed during the conference.
The “Digital Democracy” cycle
The Web and public opinion
Saturday 27 March 2010
Fondapol, in partnership with DailyMotion, GrandLille.tv and the
République des blogs in Lille, held the first “Digital Democracy”
conference cycle, entitled “The Web and public opinion”, on
Saturday 27 March 2010, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Grand
Palais in Lille (Turin Room).
Participants included:
• John Chiche, researcher at Cevipof, specialist in voting
behaviour and geometric data analysis;
• Emery Doligé, digital strategist specialising in the
positioning of institutional and corporate websites, creator of the “Choses Vues” blog;
• Pascal Froissart, professor of information sciences and communication at the
Communication and Politics Research Laboratory, specialising in rumour and new media;
• Bruno Lestienne, founder of the “leblog2roubaix.com” blog, Administrator of the
Association for Democracy and Local and Social Education (ADELS);
• Frédéric Micheau, Deputy Director of Ifop’s Department of Opinion and Corporate Strategy;
• Natalie Rastoin, CEO of Ogilvy Group;
• Maurice Ronai, former head of new technologies in the French Socialist Party;
• Thierry Solère, in charge of the digital economy at the UMP, in charge of Nicolas Sarkozy’s
Web campaign for the 2007 presidential election, deputy mayor of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Discussions were moderated by Dominique Reynié, Fondapol Executive Director, professor at
Sciences Po, specialist in the transformation of political power, public opinion and its
manifestations, and electoral trends in France and Europe.
New forms of production, dissemination and sharing of information on the internet appear to
have laid the groundwork for a new public space. As the Web takes a more participatory turn, it
may be that a new form of public opinion is emerging. How does this opinion aggregate? How is
it spread (from buzz to long tail)? Can public opinion generate new forms of activism and
democratic renewal? Lastly, how has it managed to exist when freedom of expression on the Web
is curtailed? These questions were addressed during the conference.
A new visual identity
The Fondation pour l’Innovation Politique began 2010 by
recasting its visual identity and applying the change to the full
range of its publications in the various media supports and
platforms in which it is present (DailyMotion, Twitter Facebook,
FlickR, Scribd, etc.). The new logo, more refined, highlights the
name under which the Foundation is now best known: Fondapol.
A stronger presence on social-networking and multimedia platforms
By strengthening its presence on the major social networks, Fondapol is reaching a new audience,
keeping its followers informed and expanding its reach. Facebook has become the chief source of
visitors to the Fondapol website.
Politics 2.0
Fondapol established the “Politics 2.0” platform, dedicated to policy innovations associated with
the use of new technologies. True to its role of analyzing emerging trends in political life, Fondapol
seeks to show how new participatory techniques give citizens greater scope to take part in political
debate. Along the lines of Government 2.0, Open Government and Open Data, Politics 2.0 looks at
the new practices that will transform political action. Politics 2.0 articles are published weekly, and
with alerts immediately posted on Facebook and Twitter.
Political innovation Cafés
This new event aims to focus on an iconoclastic work and discuss its
contents. Every month, Fondapol invites authors who have put forward
innovative readings of contemporary issues for an informal discussion over
coffee. A recording of the interview is then posted online and can be heard
on the Fondapol website.
Third café - 8 December 2010
On 8 December 2010, we spoke with Bernard Bruneteau, historian of ideas and
professor of political science at the University of Rennes I, about his book “Le
totalitarisme: Origines d’un concept, genèse d’un débat 1930-1942”.
Second café - 7 December 2010
On 7 December 2010, we spoke with Yves-Charles Zarka, philosopher, professor at
the University of Paris Descartes (Sorbonne) and author of “La Destitution des
intellectuals”.
First café - 5 October 2010
The first political innovation café was held on 5 October 2010, with Julien Damon,
sociologist, associate professor on the Master of Planning programme at Sciences
Po and author of “Eliminer la pauvreté”.
